Self-leveling bean and pea harvester



6 Sheets-Sheet l R. RITTER ET AL SELF-LEVELING BEAN AND PEA HARVESTEIR R951 Eider a William Eiffel May 20, 1952 Filed Jan. 30, 194'? y 1952 R. RlTTER ET AL SELF-LEVELING BEAN AND PEA HARVESTER 6 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Jan. 30, 1947 grwwvtom fiqyfliizer M William Bitter y 1952 R. RlTTER ET AL 2,597,673

SELF-LEVELING BEANAND PEA HARVESTER Filed Jan. 30, 194'? 6 SheetsSheet (5 grvvvwfoo [Bag/Bitter M William Bitter APW M May 20, 1952 R. RITTER ET AL SELF-LEVELING BEAN AND PEA HARVESTER 6 Sheets$heet 4 Filed Jan. 50. 194'? May 20, 1952 R. RITTER ET AL 2,597,673

SELF-LEVELING BEAN AND PEA HARVESTER Filed Jan. 30. 1947 6 Sheets-Sheet 5 as z 'l g Ji W li /12a iiez w William Bitter M MM y 1952 R. RITTER ETAL SELF-LEVELING BEAN AND PEA HARVESTER 6 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed Jan. 30. 1947 gwuwvbob Rqyfiiizfez' a William Bitter w, M 4 0 Patented May 20, 1952 UNITEDSTATES PATENT OFFICE 4 Claims.

The present invention relates to an improved harvester and, more particularly to a vine huller machine for collecting the vines and separating the beans, peas or similar products from the vines and pods, as the machine is being driven over a field in which the crop is planted.

One of the important features of the invention is to simplify and facilitate the separation of the beans and peas from the vines in an economical and emcient manner, and consists in mounting the viner threshing machine on a tractor or the like, and providin means for collecting the vines and feeding them to the rotary sieve drum and the hulling beaters, as the machine is moved between rows of the vines or bushes growing in the field. The liberated beans as they fall through the sieve drum are conducted by a separating conveyor to a suitable receptacle carried by the machine, while the vines and open pods are disoperative positions, when the machine is traveling up or down a hill or over uneven ground, stabilizing or balancing means are provided for maintaining these parts substantially level and thus insure maximum fficiency and thorough separation of the beans from their pods during the operation of the machine. The complete hulling operation is economically effected simultaneously with the collecting of the vines and the separation of the beans, and without the added labor and expense of transporting the vines to a stationary viner as heretofore has been the custom.

A further object consists in associating with the mobile viner below the sieve drum and transversely of the machine, a conveyor frame having spaced side members, and an inclined endless apron movably mounted on the conveyor frame and provided with guide means in the form of longitudinally disposed rollers positioned above the apron and extending outwardly from the side edges thereof so as to engage the side walls of the conveyor frame to prevent wearing contact of the edges of the apron with the side members and thus prolong and materially enhance the use of the endless apron conveyor.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become apparent from the following description when taken in conjunction with the accompanyin claims and drawings.

Referring to the drawings in which is shown a preferred embodiment of the invention,

Figure 1 is a side View of a viner machine constructed in accordance with the invention and shown connected to a tractor and a loading device.

Figure 2 is a side view taken from the side opposite of Figure 1, with the loading device removed.

Figure 3 is an enlarged detail plan view of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged rear end view of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is an enlarged sectional View taken substantially along the line 5-5 of Figure 1.

Figure 6 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line 66 of Figure 1.

Figure 7 is a detail sectional plan view of the inclined separating apron and its associated parts provided with guide means for reducing wear on opposite edges of the apron and for preventing tearing of the apron.

Figure 8 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken substantially along the line 88 of Figure 7.

Figure 9 is an enlarged detail perspective view showing one of the counterbalancing means and its connection to the frame members of the viner.

Figure 10 is a detail sectional view taken substantially along the line 10-10 of Figure 1.

Figure 11 is an enlarged detail sectional view taken substantially along the line ll-ll of Figure 2.

Figure 12 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line l2-l 2 of Figure 5.

Figure 13 is a sectional view taken substantially along the line l3| 3 of Figure I l Referring to the drawings in which like numerals indicate like parts in the several views, l5 designates the improved mobile viner threshing machine and includes an outer main frame comprising longitudinally extendin spaced side angle bars or beams [6 which at their forward ends are connected by a pair of transverse spaced bars I! and [8 (Figure 3) and at their rear ends to a transverse bar i9 (Figure 9) by vertical bars 20 and lateral bars 2!. The rear of the frame is also provided at each end of the bars 16 with an inclined bar 22 which co-acts with the bar 20 to form a pair of bearing supports for the rear wheels 23 and their stub axles 24. The front transverse bars I l and I 8 rest on a metal flat plate 25 that may be detachably connected to a tractor or the like 26 as at 21 (Figure 1). Extending upwardly from the plate 25 are spaced arms 28 that carry a platform 29 on which is mounted a motor 30 having an operating shaft 3! supported by a bearing 32 (Figure 3) that extends upwardly from the platform 29.

In order that the parts of the viner machine may be maintained substantially level and in proper operative positions as the machine is moved over the field during the Vining operation, the sieve or screen drum 33, the rotary hulling beaters mounted in the drum, and their associated parts are supported by a stabilizing or balancing inner frame or cradle comprising spaced side angle bars 35 normally disposed substantially parallel and within the outer side bars l6. The bars 35 at their forward ends are connected together by a cross member 36 that may be formed with a pair of upwardly inclined portions or arms 31 and a horizontal transverse portion 38 (Figure At their rear ends the bars 35 are connected by a cross member 39 having a pair of spaced upwardly inclined portions 40 and a transverse horizontal portion 4|. The parts of the outer and inner frames may be welded together or otherwise connected to form a. rigid durable structure capable of withstanding the weight and pressure to which they are subjected. The bars 35 of the inner frame are spaced from the outer bars l6 and are pivotally connected to these bars intermediate their ends by the bolts or pins 42 which may be provided with the spacer rings or washers 43 (Figure and the locking pins 44. The front cross member 36 of the inner frame has depending centrally from the horizontal portion 38 thereof, a pair of spaced lugs 45 (Figure 12) into which extends an upwardly projecting arm 46 welded or otherwise secured as at 41 to a transverse supporting frame structure 48 mounted on the machine frame ID of the viner (Figure 5). A pivoted pin 49 extends through aligned openings in the lugs 45 and arm 46 and may carry spacer rings 50. Similarly, the rear cross member 39 is pivotally connected as at 5| (Figure 4) to a transverse supporting structure 52 carried by the machine frame 18'. The spaced pivotal connections 49 and 5| are in longitudinal alignment and preferably located above the pivot pins 42, so as to provide means for rocking or tilting the outer frame and its associated parts laterally relative to the inner frame durin the operation of the machine. Thus the pivotal connections 42 co-act with the pivotal connections 49 and 5| to provide means supporting the inner frame that allows vertical movement and also rotative movement of the outer frame without disturbing the horizontal or level position of the inner frame and its associated parts.

A pair of spaced angle bars 53 extend upwardly from each of the bars 2| at the rear end of the outer frame (Figure 9), and at their upper ends, carry a transverse rockable shaft 54 to which is fixed a link 55 that is pivoted as at its lower end as at 56 to a weight 51. A horizontal arm 58 welded or otherwise secured to the upper end of the link 55 extends outwardly therefrom and may be provided with a series of spaced openings 59 for detachably receiving an inclined arm 60 that carries a bolt 6| which adjustably connects the arm 68 to the arm 58. Extending outwardly from each of the side portions 40 of the transverse member 39 is an arm 52 which may be welded as at 63 to the cross member 39 and is positioned below the arm 58. The lower end of the inclined arm 68 carries a bolt 64 arranged to be inserted in any one of a series of openings 65 in the arm 62 so as to co-act with the bolt 6| for varying the adjustment of each of the weights 51 in order to maintain a proper counterbalancing between the main outer frame and the inner frame upon longitudinal displacement of the machine when going up or down a hill or passing over rough ground.

The depending inclined portions 31 and 40 of the front and rear cross members 36 and 39 extend downwardly in overlapping relation with the adjacent sides of the angle bars I6 (Figure 5) and each of these side portions has journalled thereto rollers 86 as at 61 which extend outwardly and frictionally engage the sides of the bars "5 so as to prevent lateral swinging movement of the inner frame.

The sieve or wire screen drum 33 may be enclosed in a fixed casing or housing 68 which may be of curved shape as shown in Figure 6 and formed of a plurality of interconnected sections 69 (Figure 1). The housing 68 has spaced depending sides 10 (Figure 6) which may be secured to longitudinally extending angle bars 1| on the machine, and may also be provided with flexible curtains 12 and 13 for preventing the discharge of material from the sides of the machine when the latter is in operation. Each of the curtains 12 and 13 at its lower end may carry a longitudinal bar 14 arranged to be detachably received in a yieldable clamp 15 for maintaining the curtains in their lower closed positions. The rear end of the viner has an inclined chute 16 in which may be mounted a pair of endless chains 11 (Figure 4) that carry upwardly projecting teeth 18 and which are operated by the motor 30 in a manner which will subsequently be described. A vine loader 19 is arranged to be detachably connected to the rear of the machine as at 80 and may have means such as the teeth or forks 8| for picking up and transferring the vines with the pods attached, to the receiving chute 16 from where the vines are discharged into the rotary sieve drum 33 so as to be acted on by the huller heaters 34 in order to break the pods and liberate the beans. The openings in the sieve drum are sufficient to allow the beans to fall therethrough, onto an inclined separating apron 82 which extends transversely of the machine and beneath the sieve drum 33.

Extending longitudinally and centrally through the sieve drum 33 is a revoluble shaft 83 that is operatively connected to the drive shaft 3| of the motor 30 through a flexible universal joint shaft assembly 84 (Figure 3). The outer end of the shaft 83 extends forwardly of the housing 68 and carries a sprocket wheel 85 and a bevel gear 86. The hullerblades 34 may be connected to a hexagonal-shaped beater drum 81 (Figure 6) that has a central bearing sleeve 88 which is keyed or otherwise secured to the shaft 83 and is connected to the outer wall of the drum 81 by the radial arms 89. The blades 34 may be connected to the outer surface of the beater drum 81 by the bolts 90. The revoluble sieve drum 33 is supported in the machine by the rollers l0 and the auxiliary or hearing rollers (Figure 6) suitably connected to the sides of the outer frame at each end thereof so as to engage the outer lower surface of the sieve drum 33. The drum 33 is rotated in the same direction as the hulling blades 34 through the sprocket wheel 85 on the shaft 83, which is connected through the endless chain 9| to a sprocket wheel 92 on the countershaft 93. The shaft 93 is journalled in bearings 94 of the brackets 95 that extend outwardly from one side of the machine. Spaced sprocket wheels 96 on the shaft 93 are connected to endless chains 91 which extend through suitable spaced openings 98 in the housing 68 and engage lugs or sprocket teeth 98' on the heads 99 of the drum 33, (Figure 6) so as to rotate the latter in the same direction as the huller blades 34 but at slower speed. The rear end of the shaft 83 extends through a central opening 99 at the rear of the drum 83, (Figure 3) into a gear box I (Figure 4) carried by a cross bar II. A shaft I02 extends outwardly from one side of the gear box I00 and carries a sprocket wheel I03 which is connected through an endless chain I04 with a sprocket wheel I05 operatively connected to a shaft I06 that operates the teeth 18 in the chute 16 for feeding the vines from the loader 19 into the sieve drum. The vines and pods after removal of the beans therefrom, are discharged through a central opening I2 at the front of the drum 33 onto a downwardly inclined chute I01 and onto an upwardly inclined endless conveyor I08 (Figure 5) which at its upper end has a drive roll I09 connected to a transverse shaft I I0 that is operatively connected through a sprocket wheel III thereon, and an endless chain II2, to a sprocket wheel II3 on a transverse shaft II4 that is connected through the bevel gear I I5 with the complementary bevel gear 86 on the drive shaft 83. The inclined chute I01 may be provided with spaced longitudinal openings I01 (Figure 5) through which extend rotatable teeth II6 that are keyed to a transverse shaft IIB (Figure 3). The shaft IIB extends beneath the conveyor I01 and is operatively connected through a sprocket wheel II1, chain II8 and sprocket wheel II9 to the shaft III). The teeth IIB act to loosen and separate the vines as they are discharged from the sieve drum and transferred to the conveyor I08. Associated with the upper end of the conveyor I08 and positioned transversely thereof is an endless conveyor I2I (Figure 3) that is arranged to conduct the vines and tailings to one side of the machine and above a rotary spreader or disk I22 that is provided with upwardly projecting blades I23 and a vertical shaft I24 journalled in a bracket bearing I25 (Figure 6).

The shaft I24 extends into a gear box I29 (Figure 6) and is operatively connected to a horizontal shaft I21 projecting outwardly from one side of the gear box I26. The shaft I21 carries a bevel gear I28 that meshes with a complementary bevel gear I29 carried by shaft I30 which also drives the roller I20 of the conveyor I2I. The shaft I30 is connected through a flexible universal shaft assembly I3I (Figure 3) with a sprocket wheel I32 which is carried by a bracket I33 that extends from one side of the outer frame below the countershaft 93 (Figure 6). An endless chain I34 connects the sprocket wheel I32 with a sprocket wheel I35 on the countershaft 93 so as to impart movement to the transverse conveyor I2I and the spreader I22 from the motor 30.

The inclined separating apron 82 beneath the drum 33 may be positioned within a conveyor frame I35 having spaced vertically disposed inclined sides I38 (Figure 7) of such a length as to completely extend across the machine. The apron 82 which may be made of canvas or other suitable material is substantially the same width as the length of the screen drum 33 and is supported by a series of transverse'slats I31 which are substantially the same width as the apron and of slightly narrower width than the conveyor chute I35 (Figure 8). The apron 82 travels upwardly around polygonal shaped roller I38 and I39 journalled in the conveyor frame I35 and is driven from the countershaft 93 through an endless chain I40 (Figure 5) connected at its upper end to a sprocket wheel I4I on the shaft 93 (Figure 3), and at its lower end to a sprocket I4 I that in turn is operatively connected to the upper roller I38 (Figure 6) Secured to each of the transverse slats I31 above the endless apron 82 and adjacent the ends of the slats, are guide means in the form of horizontally disposed rollers I42 which may have ball bearings. Each of the rollers I42 is journalled on a vertical shaft or threaded bolt I43 that extends upwardly through the slat I31 and the apron 82 (Figure 8). The upper or free end of the bolt I43 is supported by a retaining member I44 having an inclined portion I45 and an outwardly extending horizontal or ofiset portion I46 provided with an opening through which extends the bolt I43 so as to receive a threaded nut I43. The retaining member I44 may be provided with spaced openings for receiving the threaded bolts I41 which extend through the slat I31 and the apron 82, and are secured in position by the nuts I41. A metal plate I48 may be interposed between the top of the apron 82 and each of the retaining members I44, and the roller I42 may be spaced from the retaining member I44 and the apron, by the rings or washers I42. The rollers I42 extend outwardly from the side edges of the apron 82 and the slat I31 so as to contact with metal wearing plates I48 carried by the side members I36.

Due to the extent of the width of the separating apron 82, it has heretofore been extremely difficult to prevent creeping of the apron to one side or the other or to provide means which would maintain the apron flat and smooth during the operation of the machine. In fact under ordinary operating conditions the life of these separating aprons is about two days. At the end of this time, the apron has been so worn and torn as to require replacement by a new apron. The cost of replacing and installing a new separatin apron every other day is quite expensive. By providing the guide rollers I42 for maintaining the apron substantially fiat and out of contact with the sides of the conveyor frame, the life of the apron is materially increased and it has been found that a single apron will last a complete operating season without having to be replaced.

As the beans liberated from the pods in the sieve drum 33 and chaff fall onto the conveyor 82 the beans fall downwardly into a trough I49 extending longitudinally along oneside of the viner and in which is mounted an endless bucket conveyor I50 that transfers the beans upwardly to a discharge point I5I (Figure 2) above a bag or other suitable receptacle I52, that receives the beans. The chaff and dirt are carried upwardly by the separating apron 82 and discharged from the upper end thereof onto the ground. The motor 30 has projecting outwardly from one side thereof, a flexible universal shaft assembly I53 (Figure 3) which extends into a gear box I54 above the forward end of the trough I49. Within the gear box I54 means are provided for operatively connecting the shaft I53 to a drive roller I55 journalled to a shaft I56 at the upper end of the trough and to which the endless conveyor I 50 is connected so as to be driven by the motor 38.

In operation, it might first be mentioned, that lima beans are sown in rows and are usually harvested by cutting the bush or vine, and collecting the bushes and transferring them with the pods 7 attached, to a viner. Assuming that the machine is used to collect lima beans in the field when the beans have reached maturity, it will be seen that as the machine is moved along the ground either by the tractor 26 or other suitable propelling means, that the loader I9 picks up and transfers the vines into the sieve drum 33 where the pods are acted on by the heaters 34 to liberate the beans. As the sieve drum 33 and huller blades 34 are driven through the operative connection of theshaft 83 with the motor 38 and in the same direction but at different speeds, the beans and chaff fall through the drum onto the endless apron 82 where the beans drop into the trough I49 and are transferred to the bag I52 by the conveyor I50. The shape of the rollers I38 and I39 which carry the apron 82 imparts a steady agitation to the apron so as to insure separation of the beans from the chaff and dirt. The bag I52 is conveniently positioned so that as soon as it is filled it may be removed from the machine and an empty bag positioned in its place. The treated vines, open pods, and tailings are discharged from the forward end of the drum 33 through the opening I2 (Figure Where they are loosened by being brought into contact with the teeth IIS prior to being transferred to the upwardly inclined conveyor I88. The vines and pods are discharged from the conveyor I08 onto the transverse conveyor I2I (Figure 3) that has its discharge end positioned above the spreader I22 so that the vines and pods as they fall on the spreader are thrown outwardly onto the ground by the blades I23. It will be observed that that motor 30 is operatively connected to thespaced teeth I8 in the inclined receiving chute I6 through the gear box I00 and its associated parts (Figure 4), and likewise is operatively connected to the teeth H6 in the chute I01 and the upwardly inclined conveyor I08 through the shaft 83 and the gear assembly as particularly shown in Figure 5. Additionally the motor 30 is connected through the countershaft 93, endless chain I34 (Figure 6) and the gear I32 and its associated parts, with the transverse conveyor I2I and the spreader I22. The motor 30 is also connected to the endless bucket conveyor I50 in the trough I49 through the flexible shaft assembly I53 (Fi ure 3). In other words, as the viner is being moved alon the ground by the tractor 26 and while the motor 38 is in operation, means are provided for feeding the vines with the pods attached, into the screen drum 33 where the beans are separated from the vines and pods and delivered to the receptacle I52, at the same time as the machine is collecting the vines and feeding them into the screen drum 33. Simultaneously with this operation the vines and opened pods are being discharged from the screen drum and distributed along the ground, without any interruption to the operation of the machine.

It will be noted that the balancing or stabilizing means produced by the central and end pivotal connections of the inner and outer frames, permits the inner frame which supports and carries the sieve drum, huller heaters, and separating apron, to maintain these parts level or in proper operative position irrespective of the unevenness of the ground over which the machine is travel- Ing (Figure 2). The counterbalancing means 57 co-act with the transverse central pivot pins 42 to maintain the viner and its associated parts level length-wise when the tractor passes up or down a hill or over uneven ground, and may be adjusted as working conditions may require. The

counterbalancing means also serve to insure a steady feed of the vines from the conveyor 16 into the sieve drum when the tractor is going down or up a hill, and acts to return the main frame to its normal position when it has been displaced. The engagement of the rollers 68 on the ends of the inner frame with the outer bars I8 prevent lateral swinging movement of the inner frame when the machine i in operation. The central pivotal supports 49 and SI for the inner frame constitute a transverse balance during the operation of the viner and insure the incline'd separating apron 82 being maintained at all times at the proper angle of inclination. It will be manifest if the apron 82 were not maintained at the proper angle, that upon tilting or rocking of the machine, there would be a tendency for the beans to discharge from the upper end of the conveyor with the chaff and dirt rather than fall down the inclined apron into the receiving trough I49.

Thus, it will be seen that simple, efficient, and economical means are provided for expeditiously collecting beans, peas and similar products in the field and at the same time separating or assorting the beans from the vines and pods in a continuous operation and in such a manner as to obtain maximum recovery of the beans at the expenditure of minimum cost of time and labor. Manifestly the viner machine may be used with equal efficiency for collecting and separating green peas and similar products by the simple expedient of reducing or varying the size of the openings in the sieve drum 33. The separating apron 82 and the guide rollers I42 may be associated with a stationary viner or other machine in which the apron is used to assort different articles or material.

It will be understood that the form of the invention shown and described is merely illustrative of a preferred embodiment and that such changes may be made as fall within the purview of one skilled in the art without departing from the spirit of the invention and the following claims.

We claim:

1. A mobile vine hulling machine for collecting the vines and separating the beans or peas from the vines and pods as the machine is moved over a field, said machine including in combination, an outer supporting frame having spaced longitudinally extending side bars, an inner frame having side bars associated with the side bars of the outer frame, the side bars of the frames intermediate their ends having transversely aligned means pivotally connecting the inner side bars to the outer side bars, cross members above said frames and having depending end portions fixed to the ends of the inner frame, said machine having a ma chine frame positioned within said inner and outer frames, means pivotally connecting the cross members centrally to the opposite ends of the machine frame to allow relative lateral rockr 9 of the outer frame, the side bars of the frames intermediate their ends having transversely aligned means pivotally connecting the inner side bars to the outer side bars, cross members above said frames and having depending end portions fixed to the ends of the inner frame, means pivotally connecting the cross members centrally to the machine above the pivotal connection of the side members to allow relative lateral rocking movement between the machine and the inner frame, said depending end portions being provided with anti-friction roller means engaging the inner walls of the side bars of the outer frame, and means operatively associated with the inner frame for maintaining the same substantially level upon displacement of the outer frame when the machine passes over uneven ground.

3. A mobile vine hulling machine for collecting the vines and separating the beans or peas from the vines and pods as the machine is moved over a field, said machine including in combination, an outer supporting frame having spaced longitudinally extending side bars, an inner frame having side bars associated with the side bars of the outer frame, the side bars of the frames intermediate their ends having transversely aligned means pivotally connecting the inner side bars to the outer side bars, cross members fixed to the ends of the inner frame and extending upwardly between the side bars of the outer frame, means pivotally connecting the cross members centrally to the machine above the pivotal connection of the side bars to allow laterally rocking movement between the machine and the inner frame, -a sectional drive shaft extending longitudinally of the machine and centrally of said frame, hulling beaters keyed to said shaft and positioned within said inner frame, a sieve drum enclosing said hulling beaters and revolubly mounted on said shaft, driving means operatively connected to the drive shaft and the sieve drum for rotating the same during the operation of the machine, and an inclined separating conveyor beneath the drum for receiving the liberated beans or peas as they fall through the drum, the pivotal connection between the inner and outer frames constituting means for maintaining the sieve drum and hulling heaters in substantially a horizontal position and the separating conveyor at a fixed angle of inclination when the machine passes over uneven ground.

4. A mobile vine hulling machine for collecting the vines and separating the beans or peas from the vines and pods as the machine is moved over a field, said machine including in combination, an outer supporting frame having spaced longitudinally extending side bars, an inner frame having 10 side bars associated with the side bars of the outer frame, the side bars of said frame intermediate their ends having transversely aligned means pivotally connecting the inner side bars to the outer side bars, cross members fixed to the ends of the inner frame and extending upwardly between the side bars of the outer frame, means pivotally con necting the cross members centrally to the machine above the pivotal connection of the side members to allow laterally rocking movement between the machine and the inner frame, a drive shaft extending longitudinally of the machine and centrally of said frame, hulling beaters keyed to said shaft and positioned within said inner frame, a sieve drum enclosing said hulling heaters and revolubly mounted on said shaft, an inclined separating conveyor beneath the drum for receiving the liberated beans or peas as they fall through the drum, and driving means operatively connected to the drive shaft, the sieve drum and the inclined separating conveyor for rotating the same during the operation of the machine, the pivotal connection between the inner and outer frames constituting stabilizing means for maintaining the separating conveyor at a fixed angle of inclination when the machine passes over uneven ground.

ROY BITTER. WILLIAM BITTER.

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